Dictionary

replacement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English replacement From replace + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
   • Rovers lost keeper Robinson to a calf problem at half-time and his replacement Mark Bunn, making his Premier League debut, was immediately called into action - pushing away a vicious Peter Odemwingie drive at the near post. 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC:
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of replacing something.
   • The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.
3. (countable, uncountable) The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.

Forms

Deriveds

there is no replacement for displacement · replacement theology · language replacement · value over replacement player · nonreplacement · great replacement theory · replacement character · bus replacement service · Great Replacement · replacement theory · replacement depot · hormone replacement therapy · energy replacement time · overreplacement · hip replacement · underreplacement · rail replacement service · neuroreplacement · white replacement theory · great replacement · double replacement reaction · blood replacement · hormone-replacement therapy · subreplacement · double-replacement reaction

Relateds

spare part

Translations (63)

es remplazo (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · es remuda (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · da substitut (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · ja 交換 (act of replacing) · id penggantian (act of replacing) · sv substitut (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · fi korvike (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · es reemplazo (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · egy DbA-b-w-Y1:Z2 (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · nl plaatsvervanger (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · de Ersatz (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · pt substituição (act of replacing) · el υποκατάσταση (act of replacing) · eo anstataŭaĵo (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · fi vaihtaminen (act of replacing) · ca substitut (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · ca reemplaçament (act of replacing) · mi kaitiriwā (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · bg заместване (act of replacing) · fi sijainen (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · bg смяна (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · tl palitambal (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · de Ersatzspieler (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · sh nadomjestak (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · el αντικαταστάτης (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · el αντικατάσταση (act of replacing) · el αλλαγή (act of replacing) · fi varaosa (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · de Ersatz (act of replacing) · id pengganti (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · da udskiftning (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · uk замі́на (act of replacing) · pl zamiennik (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · ota عوض (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · es reemplazo (act of replacing) · da udskiftning (act of replacing) · fr substitut (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · ja 代替 (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · fr remplaçant (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · bg замяна (act of replacing) · nl vervanging (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · cs náhrada (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · es remplazo (act of replacing) · nl vervanger (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · ota عوض (act of replacing) · ru заме́на (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · it rimpiazzo (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · ru замеще́ние (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · pt substituto (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · eo anstataŭigo (act of replacing) · ota تعویض (act of replacing) · sh zamjena (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · el υποκατάστατο (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · pt reposição (act of replacing) · mi whākapi (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · it sostituto (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · eo anstataŭulo (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · da erstatning (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · it sostituzione (act of replacing) · mi whakakapinga (act of replacing) · es remudamiento (act of replacing) · pl zastępca (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute) · sh supstitut (a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute)